Mixed Media Collage Plants 1-Day Workshop with Tracy Allegro

In this 1-day workshop, students will create an underlayer using a variety of mediums focusing on having a good distribution of values. Students can bring in their own piece of flora/fauna or choose from a provided one.

The process will include drawing in chalk or water soluble crayon as an underlayer, painting of negative space, and lastly, adding collage and paint to the artwork to add visual interest and to highlight areas of the revealed image from the underlayer.

About the Instructor: Tracy Allegro

Tracy is a contemporary mixed media artist from Quincy, Ma. A lifelong lover of art, she graduated from University of Massachusetts at Boston and also studied art at The Art Institute Of Boston and The School Of The Museum Of Fine Arts in Boston. A lot of Tracy’s work features collage and she is inspired by nature, flowers, people and animals. In addition to working from her home studio, Tracy also teaches in-person classes and participate in artisan events and gallery exhibits.

Materials List:

• Acrylic Paint - your favorite colors plus red, yellow, blue, black and white
• Mark Making Tools - variety of pens, colored pencils, china markers or regular markers, pastels, ink, crayons, etc.
• Papers to paint on - anything from mixed media paper, newsprint, old book pages, deli paper, etc. It’s good to have an assortment and Tracy will have some to choose from as well.
• Paint Brushes - 5 or so not expensive acrylic brushes in assorted sizes. 
• Stencils and stamps - bring what you have and Tracy will ave some as well.
• Matte or satin gel medium - whatever you have, Tracy uses liquitex. 
• Please bring a reference photo(s) of a plant or real leaves or flowers that you'd like to use. Tracy will also provide a plant and floral arrangements for inspiration. 
• Tracy will provide canvas boards